Keith Johnstone News

The Marsh San Francisco kicks off the New Year with an extension of 2017 United Solo Theatre Festival winner My Stroke of Luck, from January 4 through February 3, 2018.

Company of Wolves presents Achilles, created and performed by Ewan Downie. This heart-stopping fusion of storytelling, dance and song re-imagines the Greek myth, telling of a man's exorcism: a burning out of his vulnerability, his rage, and his humanity.

The Marsh San Francisco kicks off the New Year with an extension of 2017 United Solo Theatre Festival winner My Stroke of Luck, from January 4 through February 3, 2018.

In My Stroke of Luck, a new solo show at The Marsh San Francisco, Barnes recounts her experience of having a stroke, her path to recovery, and more. A spellbinding and funny look at love, family, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Barnes shares the story of a single adoptive mother of special needs and gifted sons and how she forges a new identity after a debilitating stroke.

New Zealand is having its first National Theatresports Championships in almost two decades.

UCI's Improv Revolution (iRev) will produce The Coup de Comedy Festival 2017, a celebration of improvisation and comedy.  iRev is an improvisational ensemble composed of undergraduate students from UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). This epic 4-day festival brings the best shows, panels, and workshops to the UC Irvine campus and community for FREE.

Registration for Adult Advanced Improvisation at Playhouse on Park is now open. The session begins April 24 and meets every Monday from 7-10pm through June 5.

Resolving to flex those creative muscles and build on those improv skills this year? Whether you dream of performing, want to be a better public speaker, or you just want to impress your friends at the next cocktail party, Adult Intermediate Improvisation is for you! Classes begin on Monday, January 16.

Improbable today announces three new projects: a theatrical show - Lost Without Words; a participation project - Impro For Elders; and a move to Bristol for Devoted and Disgruntled 12. 

Whether you dream of performing, want to be a better public speaker, or you just want to impress your friends at the next cocktail party, Introduction to Improvisation is for you! Classes begin on Monday, March 28.

Resolving to flex those creative muscles and try something new this year? Whether you dream of performing, want to be a better public speaker, or you just want to impress your friends at the next cocktail party, Introduction to Improvisation is for you! Classes begin on Monday, January 11.

It's time to pick your team! Impro Melbourne invites audiences to improvisation's most cutthroat competition. Join us at The Space on Sunday evenings for Theatresports, a night of improvised stories from the comedic to the dramatic. This fast-paced and family-friendly format sees teams competing in improvised challenges, using audience suggestions as the inspiration for stories, characters and songs. Impro Melbourne's players are at the top of their game and ready to compete for comic supremacy!

Beginning on June 28, Playhouse on Park continues its summer session education program with an adult improvisational class called The Montage. Registration is now open! Participants are promised a semester abuzz with comedic energy and enlightening improvisational instruction provided by returning instructor Claire Zick.  

Playhouse on Park is offering a unique new program for young adults that are serious about pursuing acting at the college or professional level. The Summer Acting Conservatory runs weekdays from June 29 until July 10.  

Calling all improv fanatics and amateurs alike! It's time to sharpen your quick wit, to focus on your inner ham that makes appearances at parties and get-togethers. Beginning on April 27, Playhouse on Park is excited to offer an Adult Intermediate Improvisation class led by returning instructor Claire Zick.

Improvisational comedy, with its roots in Chicago, is growing in popularity in Central Ohio. There are now over 15 improv groups performing around town, with shows happening almost daily in such venues as Shadow Box Theater, Studio 35, the Garden Theater, MadLab, Wild Goose Creative, Shanes Dinner Theater and many other small clubs and bars. More and more people are interested in this form of theater as spectators and from the desire to perform. Many want to try it. They want to get on stage and see if they can make a scene without a script, without a safety net and only a suggestion from the audience.

Paw City, LCC, announces voiceover talent Paul Paliyenko of Raleigh, North Carolina, the voice of 'Maverick' for the upcoming children's 3D animated television series 'Max and Wrigley'.

Impro Melbourne presents two shows for this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Late Night Impro and Celebrity Theatresports. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival will celebrate its 28th year in 2014 and is one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world, alongside Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival.

The Hideout Theatre has announced its entire 2014 season of Mainstage Shows. The shows will take on various issues from love, to 70s bad girls, to Kurosawa and more. All shows are set to run Saturday nights at 8 p.m. The shows take place on the mainstage of the Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress Ave. Tickets and more information are available online at www.hideoutheatre.com or by phone at (512) H-I-D-E-O-U-T.

Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO, Kate Maguire are excited to announce the 2014 spring schedule of events and the 2014 summer season musical. Tickets are available for purchase to members and pass holders on Friday, December 13 and to the general public on Monday, December 16.